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RFC 1771 - 6.4 BGP Timers

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### 6.4 BGP Timers

BGP employs five timers: ConnectRetry, Hold Time, KeepAlive, MinASOriginationInterval, and MinRouteAdvertisementInterval The suggested value for the ConnectRetry timer is 120 seconds. The suggested value for the Hold Time is 90 seconds. The suggested value for the KeepAlive timer is 30 seconds. The suggested value for the MinASOriginationInterval is 15 seconds. The suggested value for the MinRouteAdvertisementInterval is 30 seconds.

An implementation of BGP MUST allow these timers to be configurable.

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RFC 1771 - 6.4 BGP Timers